Chapter Fifteen: Unity of Heaven and Man!

  Iron Tower Pass

  In front of the pitch-black giant gate, Tang Lin walked slowly, his hands empty and without anything. When he came here, he didn't bring the Golden Eagle Bow and Arrow, otherwise, one arrow would have shattered the seventy-two bronze men inside.

  Tang Lin's gaze fell on the pitch-black stone monument outside the Iron Tower Pass, where the names of famous people from past dynasties were inscribed. The flames in his heart were ignited by those names. Tang Lin licked his lips and raised his head to walk towards the Iron Tower Pass.

  Rumble...

  The massive black gate slowly opened, and Tang Lin entered alone.

  Since Tang Lin passed the first trial, the Iron Tower's Guan Fa Bao has recorded his spiritual aura and directly allowed him to enter the second trial.

  In the same elliptical room, seventy-two bronze men stood in front of Tang Lin. At the moment when the giant black door closed, a red glow flashed in their pupils. The eighteen bronze men at the forefront charged towards Tang Lin violently.

  Whoosh!

  A ferocious fist hurtled towards Tang Lin's body, but he simply reached out and grabbed it with ease, then pulled and pushed the copper man's body, sending him flying backwards.

  The rest of the copper men immediately formed a whirlpool-like formation, wrapping Tang Lin in the center. For a moment, from front to back, left to right, all directions were bombarded with countless fists.

  Tang Lin's eyes flashed and his body charged forward violently.

  Boom boom boom~~

  These copper men's bodies flew out like scraps of paper, completely unable to resist under Tang Lin's enormous strength.

  ……

  The Red Star Hotel, in the grand hall on the top floor.

  In a simple room, a middle-aged man with a resolute face, thick black eyebrows and an air of strength sat upright.

  "Hmm?" The middle-aged man in red suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth. "Someone has actually passed the second test... it seems that my Red Star Tower has produced another genius."

  ……

  Iron Tower Pass, third floor.

  Tang Lin's body stood in front of the pitch-black giant gate, behind him were scattered copper men lying horizontally and vertically on the ground. Although each copper man had the strength of a warrior, they were still as fragile as withered grass in front of Tang Lin.

  Tang Lin knew that with his current strength, although he had not yet comprehended the second acupoint and become a strong martial artist of the second boundary, in terms of power, he had already surpassed those of the second boundary. Dealing with these copper men would naturally be easy.

  "I don't know, just how strong my power is."

  Tang Lin looked at the pitch-black giant door in front of him, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and he pushed open the door, walking inside.

  In this third layer, there are also elliptical rooms and seventy-two bronze men, only these bronze men have a much stronger aura.

  As the giant gate closed, Tang Lin stood inside, quietly waiting for the attack.

  The copper men's eyes flashed red light, and they rushed towards Tang Lin with a loud whistle. Some of them displayed their fist techniques, some used hand blades, and others used leg techniques.

  Just one exchange of blows and Tang Lin felt something was different.

  "Great Power Vajra Palm, Great Power Vajra Leg, Great Power Vajra Fist!" Tang Lin was shocked in his heart, "They are all Great Power Vajra martial arts series, could it be that these bronze men came from Buddhism?"

  He didn't think much, and saw a copper man lightly float over with one punch, landing on Tang Lin's shoulder. A surge of incredible power burst forth from the soft fist, causing Tang Lin's body to sway slightly.

  "How serious is this!" Tang Lin's heart skipped a beat.

  In front of these seventy-two bronze men, they all have the "light as a feather and heavy as a mountain" realm of martial arts. It's rare to reach this level in the Seven Stars Martial Arts Academy, where talents gather, even among those who have reached the first level of martial arts.

  "These seventy-two bronze men's power, even a strong martial artist of the second realm might not be able to withstand! Tang Lin thought to himself: "No wonder in history, only three people have made it through in a thousand years."

  Tang Lin unleashed his own fist technique, charging towards these copper men with a loud crash.

  Boom Boom~

  Several copper men's bodies were immediately smashed flying by Tang Lin's one punch.

  Tang Lin's eyes flashed, and he immediately retracted the enormous power within his body, only exerting thirty percent of it to confront the enemy while simultaneously unleashing "Kanglong Jin", advancing towards these copper men with ease.

  "Let you be my sparring partners!" Tang Lin thought to himself, he wasn't in a hurry to rush through, after all, having seventy-two indestructible copper men as sparring partners was a rare opportunity.

  Time flies.

  "It's like this, it's just like this." Tang Lin slowly closed his eyes in the midst of the seventy-two bronze men surrounding him, and his entire body seemed to enter a state of complete tranquility. Although he was occasionally hit by fists, his robust physique meant that he didn't suffer any injuries.

  He was immersed in a feeling of enlightenment.

  It's as if I've returned to the time when Shi Jian and his master were competing in a martial arts contest at the Listening Rain Pavilion.

  It feels like I'm back in the underground cave, fighting against the giant bear monster.

  The air swirling around me is like a huge sponge, squeezing my body, making every swing of my arm very difficult.

  Tang Lin closed his eyes and didn't notice that the arm he swung, originally swift and strong, had become slow, gentle, and soft.

  "Faster! Faster!" Tang Lin shouted in his heart.

  His body was suffocated by the air, desperately trying to swing his fists faster, but the originally light air seemed to turn into water flow, and he was like a drowning person.

  No matter how much strength Tang Lin used, his fists were always light and soft. As Tang Lin gradually felt tired, he suddenly remembered the teachings of his father since childhood: "Excessive hardness leads to brittleness, excessive softness leads to decay. Practicing martial arts is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you'll retreat. It's not about forcing yourself to cultivate, but rather about being 'in harmony' instead of going against it."

  When he was young, Tang Lin didn't understand what "shun" and "ni" meant, but at this moment, it seemed like he suddenly enlightened.

  Shun, not Shunying.

  A person needs to have a rebellious streak.

  What is meant by "rebellion" is not the rebellion of being rebellious, but rather the determination to hold on to one's own beliefs, even if it means being rejected by thousands of people.

  Smoothly, smoothly as heaven's will!

  Reversal, reversal of the heavenly way!

  What is called fate refers to the natural state of all things, just like flowers blooming, ice melting, rain falling, birth, aging, illness and death. These are the rules of the world, a natural state.

  Ice meets fire and will melt; Fire meets water and will be extinguished.

  This is Shun.

  "Forward... backward..." Tang Lin felt a sense of intuition, as if he had touched upon a thread of feeling. He hadn't seen it, but his body among the seventy-two bronze men had become light and agile, the realm he was displaying completely transcending the concept of weight.

  Tang Lin remained immersed in his epiphany.

  He seemed to have touched upon a thread of "truth".

  "Going with the wind is being in harmony. Controlling the wind, feeling the pulse of the earth, dancing with the wind, merging body and heaven, is being in harmony..."

  ……

  The top floor of the Red Star Building, one room.

  "Huh?" The middle-aged man in red clothes suddenly opened his eyes and said incredulously, "Actually, he broke through the third level in a row?"

  "How is this possible!"

  "Is Crimson Star Tower going to produce another once-in-a-thousand-years exceptional genius?"

  "Who is this person?" The middle-aged man in red clothes flashed a sharp light in his eyes, and his body suddenly rose up, directly treading on the void, his body swayed, and he disappeared into thin air. The movement he displayed completely transcended human understanding.

  ……

  Buzz, buzz~

  The red star building's bell rang out on each floor, and everyone was stunned. The teachers who were still teaching students in the martial arts field widened their eyes.

  "What's going on?" a girl asked in confusion.

  "Yes, someone has passed the third level!" A young teacher swallowed his saliva, dazed and distracted, suddenly thought of something, snapped back to reality, and immediately said: "Quickly, go take a look, who exactly is it that managed to pass the third level of the Iron Tower?"

  "What?" The girl's eyes widened.

  The third pass of Iron Tower Pass?

  Good heavens!

  For a thousand years, only three people have made it through, could another freak be born?

  For a time, the entire Red Star Building was bustling with excitement. Everyone put down their work and rushed towards the Iron Tower Gate.

  "We'll go take a look too." Liu Hui said to Zhao Ziyu and the others who were practicing martial arts: "I don't know who it is, but they actually broke through the third pass. Could it be Hu Fei, the first place in the Star Tower ranking battle?"

  "Has someone passed the third trial?" Zhao Zi'er and others were shocked.

  Xie Jianfeng's eyebrows furrowed, he didn't say a word, his body flashed and he rushed towards the direction of the Iron Tower Gate.

  The others hurriedly followed up.

  Lofty Iron Tower Gate, in front of the pitch-black giant gate, a large crowd of people gathered for a while. Due to the recent closure of the underground cave for renovation, almost all the people from Red Star Building were on the martial arts field, and now they swarmed over, looking up at the third floor of the Iron Tower Gate with eager eyes.

  Whoosh!

  A red light flashed across the top of everyone's head, like a meteor, and then stood in mid-air above the Iron Tower Pass, overlooking the entire scene.

  "It's the owner of the building." Some teachers recognized him and were excited.

  All students were shocked.

  Is this person the master of the Red Star Tower?

  Flying in mid-air?

  Everyone was filled with fervor and excitement, almost everyone knew that flying in the air represented what, between heaven and earth, only saints could fly freely!

  Oh saint!

  Once every thousand years, a saint is born. Each saint has immense power, and even the God of War must kneel down to pay respects when meeting one.

  When everyone was excited, the third floor of the Iron Tower suddenly flashed a purple light, and then, in front of the pitch-black giant gate, a figure appeared out of thin air. The figure had jet-black long hair, eyes that shone like stars, and emitted an aura of ancient books.

  Tang Lin!

  Liu Hui and others widened their eyes, opened their mouths, and simply didn't dare to believe their own eyes.

  This person who broke through the third floor of Iron Tower Gate was actually Tang Lin, who had just entered Wu Guan for less than a month?

  ……

  Seeking recommendation votes, two updates per day guaranteed, I've been having a cold since Monday and have been taking medicine every day, feeling heavy-headed and light-footed, really don't have the energy to burst out, will immediately burst out once the cold is better.